Decided to go and explore Fort Snelling State Park hoping to see an owl or some other type of wildlife to photograph on a mid-February Saturday. The park was quite busy as many others were taking in the day snowshoeing, skiing, or just hiking like I was. As the day came closer to an end … Continue reading Playing with the Deer
An early March morning as a hint of light entered the sky, long before the sun would rise, I noticed something different as I looked out the frosty window. While the furnace fought another below zero morning I peered outside and saw a white coating covering everything outside of the house walls. Immediately I could … Continue reading A Beautiful Frosty Morning
It’s –27 degrees Fahrenheit, schools have been closed, the post office called off mail delivery, and many people have decided to stay home from work so what is there left to do but stay cozy inside and watch a movie or read a book? For me it just means going out and doing things that … Continue reading Playing in the Cold
After seeing a beautiful sunrise shining some rare sunshine through ice sculptures, I headed to another location to see the creativity brought out using huge blocks of snow. They were not disappointing! The talent possessed by people willing and able to create amazing works of art from snow is so impressive. The amount of time … Continue reading Carvings Made of Snow
Every year St Paul hosts a winter carnival which includes a number of outdoor winter events including parades, competitions, snow sculpting, and ice carvings. This winter many of these events took place under extremely cold conditions but the participants are determined and came out in below zero conditions with strong winter winds to make their … Continue reading Ice Sculptures
Early during the winter I made a trip to photograph a beautiful sunset against some amazing natural artwork created by trees which have been blown over exposing their root system which has since been aged by the elements creating some really cool artwork. Earlier in the fall I was fortunate to have a friend and … Continue reading A Knarly Sunset
Our National Park Monopoly board has ended but there are plenty of adventures yet to be had. So far the next year has a couple of travel plans in it. Up first on the list is a trip to Northern Minnesota to explore the frozen North Shore with our French Student we are hosting until … Continue reading What’s Up For 2019?
During the fall while out enjoying some time as the leaves were turning I would watch the birds hopping and flying around noticing all the different types passing through as they made their way south for the winter. Many I recognized while some I didn’t but it was still interesting to see them. One I … Continue reading Birds on the Move
During a trip to Northern Minnesota we stopped in Orr for a night after many hours sitting in a car. One of the things to see in Orr is the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary which allows visitors to see wild bears. They’re only open during a few hours in the evening so we spent some … Continue reading Bears–They’re Everywhere
We were all really sad to have our Monopoly travels come to an end in Hawaii and didn’t really want our National Park adventures to come to an end but there we were visiting an active volcano which was placed at the end of our trips as an incredible end in our family journey. Fortunately … Continue reading How About One More?
